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NOAA and CDIP Buoys Tuesday, January 20th, 11:00pm PST Hawaii Buoys Swell Wind Temp NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 14-17 kt 110° 75.7 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- --- 14-17 kt 100° 75.9 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 14-16 kt 140° 75.0 °F Hanalei, Kauai, HI   7.9 ft 13 sec 311° --- --- 77.0 °F Waimea Bay, HI   5.9 ft 14 sec 320° --- --- 77.2 °F Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI   3.9 ft 8 sec 79° --- --- 75.7 °F Mokapu Point, HI   4.6 ft 8 sec 88° --- --- 76.8 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   4.6 ft 14 sec 307° --- --- 77.5 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   2.3 ft 5 sec 170° --- --- 77.5 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   4.9 ft 8 sec 92° --- --- 77.5 °F Kaumalapau Southwest, Lanai, HI   2.6 ft 13 sec 275° --- --- 77.7 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   5.2 ft 8 sec 84° --- --- 77.4 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   --- --- --- 14-16 kt 90° 75.9 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   --- --- --- 14-17 kt 90° 77.4 °F Ipan, Guam   4.9 ft 10 sec 51° --- --- 81.9 °F North Point, Pohnpei, Micronesia   5.6 ft 14 sec 14° --- --- 85.3 °F UTWE, KOSRAE, MICRONESIA   5.9 ft 7 sec 91° --- --- 85.8 °F Aunuu, American Samoa   4.6 ft 13 sec 357° --- --- 85.8 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   5.2 ft 14 sec 353° --- --- 85.6 °F Buoy data courtesy of NOAA and CDIP

 

San Francisco Oahu 48-hour Buoy Charts  -  Kauai Region NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE (NOAA 51001) Yesterday Today -- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO (NOAA 51101) Yesterday Today -- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 NORTHERN HAWAII ONE (NOAA 51000) Yesterday Today -- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Hanalei, Kauai (CDIP 202) Yesterday Today ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 WESTERN HAWAII (NOAA 51003) Yesterday Today ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 View all buoy charts  >> Buoy data courtesy of NOAA and CDIP

 

San Francisco Oahu Hanalei Buoy  -  Swell Direction swell direction details Hanalei buoy directional graphic courtesy of CDIP

 

Current Wind Conditions   Kauai Wind Observations Lower Limahuli N (10°) 3-12 kt 8:15 pm  Tue 1/20 Common Ground Calm 8:15 pm  Tue 1/20 Moloaa Dairy NW (310°) 0-2 kt 7:45 pm  Tue 1/20 Hanamaulu SSW (200°) 2-4 kt 8:15 pm  Tue 1/20 Lihue WSW (240°) 4 kt 8:00 pm  Tue 1/20 Nawiliwili Nos WSW (250°) 6 kt 8:24 pm  Tue 1/20 Poipu N (10°) 2-3 kt 8:00 pm  Tue 1/20 Lawai Ntbg N (0°) 3-5 kt 8:15 pm  Tue 1/20 Port Allen NE (40°) 5-6 kt 8:00 pm  Tue 1/20 Makaha Ridge SSW (210°) 2-6 kt 8:11 pm  Tue 1/20 Mana NE (40°) 0-3 kt 8:34 pm  Tue 1/20 Barking Sands N (360°) 26-34 kt 8:38 pm  Tue 1/20 Puu Lua Calm 8:35 pm  Tue 1/20 Puu Opae NNW (330°) 1-4 kt 8:34 pm  Tue 1/20 Waimea Heights ENE (60°) 2-3 kt 8:35 pm  Tue 1/20 Wind observations courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

Kauai Tide Charts Tide chart courtesy of The University of South Carolina

 

Kauai Cloud Cover Satellite imagery courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

Tropical Storms Wundermap - East Pacific    Hurricane Archive Tropical storms map courtesy of the University of Hawaii Institute for Astronomy

 

Kauai Coastal Waters Forecast FZHW50 PHFO 210120 CWFHFO Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Honolulu HI 319 PM HST Tue Jan 20 2026 Hawaiian coastal waters within 40 nautical miles including the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary. 319 PM HST Tue Jan 20 2026 .Synopsis for Hawaiian coastal waters... A cold front will bring fresh to strong northerly winds and elevated rough seas around Kauai tonight. The front and its associated winds will steadily weaken as the feature advances to Oahu early Wednesday then stalls over Maui County waters Wednesday night. High pressure will gradually build north of the area Thursday into Friday, bringing moderate easterly trade winds. Another front will approach during the weekend, causing winds to shift out of the southeast and south. Kauai Northwest Waters- 319 PM HST Tue Jan 20 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... TONIGHT West northwest winds 25 to 30 knots, veering to north northeast 20 to 25 knots after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 feet, building to 9 to 10 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: North northeast 8 feet at 6 seconds, northwest 7 feet at 15 seconds and north northwest 3 feet at 12 seconds. Scattered showers this evening, then numerous showers after midnight. WEDNESDAY East northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming northeast 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 6 feet at 15 seconds, east 5 feet at 5 seconds and north northwest 3 feet at 12 seconds. Isolated showers. WEDNESDAY NIGHT Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 7 to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 7 feet at 14 seconds and east 4 feet at 7 seconds. Isolated showers. THURSDAY Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 7 to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 7 feet at 13 seconds and east 3 feet at 7 seconds. Isolated showers. THURSDAY NIGHT Northeast winds to 15 knots. Seas 7 to 8 feet. Wave Detail: North northwest 8 feet at 12 seconds and east 3 feet at 8 seconds. Isolated showers. FRIDAY East northeast winds to 15 knots. Seas 7 to 8 feet. Wave Detail: North northwest 8 feet at 12 seconds and east 3 feet at 8 seconds. Scattered showers. FRIDAY NIGHT East southeast winds to 15 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet. Wave Detail: North northwest 6 feet at 11 seconds and east 4 feet at 8 seconds. Scattered showers. SATURDAY South southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, veering to south southwest after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 7 seconds and north northwest 4 feet at 16 seconds. Scattered showers. SUNDAY West winds to 10 knots, backing to south southeast. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 6 seconds and northwest 3 feet at 14 seconds. Isolated showers. Kauai Windward Waters- 319 PM HST Tue Jan 20 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... TONIGHT Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming north 20 to 25 knots after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 feet, building to 8 to 9 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: Northwest 7 feet at 13 seconds and north northwest 6 feet at 6 seconds. Scattered showers this evening, then numerous showers after midnight. WEDNESDAY Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 7 to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 6 feet at 15 seconds, east 5 feet at 7 seconds and north northwest 3 feet at 12 seconds. Isolated showers. WEDNESDAY NIGHT North northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 7 to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 7 feet at 14 seconds and east 4 feet at 7 seconds. Isolated showers. THURSDAY Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 7 to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 7 feet at 13 seconds and east 4 feet at 7 seconds. Isolated showers. THURSDAY NIGHT Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 7 to 8 feet. Wave Detail: North northwest 8 feet at 12 seconds and east southeast 3 feet at 8 seconds. Isolated showers in the evening, then scattered showers after midnight. FRIDAY East northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 7 to 8 feet. Wave Detail: North northwest 8 feet at 12 seconds and east 3 feet at 8 seconds. Scattered showers. FRIDAY NIGHT East southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 6 to 7 feet. Wave Detail: North northwest 7 feet at 12 seconds and east 4 feet at 8 seconds. Scattered showers. SATURDAY South southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 7 seconds and northwest 4 feet at 16 seconds. Scattered showers. SUNDAY West winds 7 to 10 knots, veering to north northwest to 10 knots in the evening, backing to south after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East southeast 4 feet at 6 seconds and northwest 3 feet at 14 seconds. Scattered showers, mainly in the morning. Kauai Leeward Waters- 319 PM HST Tue Jan 20 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... TONIGHT Southwest winds 20 to 25 knots, becoming north northeast 25 to 30 knots after midnight. Seas 7 to 10 feet. Wave Detail: North 9 feet at 7 seconds and northwest 6 feet at 13 seconds. Scattered showers this evening, then numerous showers after midnight. WEDNESDAY Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 8 feet. Wave Detail: East northeast 6 feet at 6 seconds, northwest 6 feet at 15 seconds and north northwest 3 feet at 12 seconds. Isolated showers. WEDNESDAY NIGHT Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 7 feet at 14 seconds and east northeast 4 feet at 5 seconds. Isolated showers. THURSDAY Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 5 to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 7 feet at 13 seconds and east northeast 4 feet at 5 seconds. Isolated showers. THURSDAY NIGHT Northeast winds to 15 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet. Wave Detail: North northwest 7 feet at 12 seconds and east 4 feet at 5 seconds. Isolated showers in the evening, then scattered showers after midnight. FRIDAY East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet. Wave Detail: North northwest 7 feet at 12 seconds and east 4 feet at 5 seconds. Scattered showers. FRIDAY NIGHT East southeast winds to 15 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet. Wave Detail: North northwest 6 feet at 11 seconds and east 4 feet at 5 seconds. Scattered showers. SATURDAY South southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, veering to south southwest after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East southeast 4 feet at 5 seconds and north northwest 4 feet at 16 seconds. Scattered showers. SUNDAY West southwest winds 7 to 10 knots, backing to south to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: East southeast 3 feet at 5 seconds and northwest 3 feet at 14 seconds. Isolated showers. Kauai Channel- 319 PM HST Tue Jan 20 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... TONIGHT Southwest winds 7 to 10 knots, becoming north northwest 20 to 25 knots after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 feet. Wave Detail: North northwest 5 feet at 7 seconds and northwest 4 feet at 13 seconds. Scattered showers. WEDNESDAY Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots, easing to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 7 feet at 6 seconds, northwest 4 feet at 15 seconds and north northwest 3 feet at 12 seconds. Scattered showers, mainly in the morning. WEDNESDAY NIGHT Northeast winds to 15 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 5 feet at 13 seconds and east northeast 4 feet at 5 seconds. Isolated showers in the evening, then scattered showers after midnight. THURSDAY Northeast winds to 15 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 5 feet at 13 seconds and east northeast 4 feet at 5 seconds. Isolated showers. THURSDAY NIGHT Northeast winds to 15 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet. Wave Detail: North northwest 6 feet at 12 seconds and east northeast 4 feet at 5 seconds. Isolated showers in the evening, then scattered showers after midnight. FRIDAY East northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet. Wave Detail: North northwest 6 feet at 12 seconds and east northeast 4 feet at 5 seconds. Scattered showers. FRIDAY NIGHT East winds to 15 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet. Wave Detail: North northwest 5 feet at 11 seconds and east 3 feet at 5 seconds. Scattered showers. SATURDAY South southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, veering to south southwest after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 5 seconds and north northwest 3 feet at 14 seconds. Scattered showers. SUNDAY West southwest winds to 10 knots, backing to south southeast. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: East southeast 3 feet at 5 seconds. Scattered showers, mainly in the morning. Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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